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2 Samuel 16:21
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21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Sleep with[a] your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.”[b]

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  1. 2 Samuel 16:21 tn Heb “approach,” The verb בּוֹא (boʾ) with the preposition אֶל (ʾel) means “come to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for sexual relations.
  2. 2 Samuel 16:21 tn Heb “and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
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